Data Scientist Salary by City
How much does a Data Scientist make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$120K
National median
$86K
25th percentile
$159K
75th percentile
$67K
Bottom 10%
$199K
Top 10%
Data Scientist Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$176,600
+47% vs national
Seattle
WA
$165,000
+37% vs national
Washington
DC
$151,800
+26% vs national
New York
NY
$147,800
+23% vs national
Boston
MA
$143,200
+19% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$143,000
+19% vs national
San Diego
CA
$134,600
+12% vs national
Austin
TX
$132,000
+10% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$129,800
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$128,600
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$127,600
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$127,600
+6% vs national
Denver
CO
$127,200
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$126,200
+5% vs national
Chicago
IL
$125,200
+4% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$125,200
+4% vs national
Dallas
TX
$122,800
+2% vs national
Atlanta
GA
$118,800
-1% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$116,600
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$115,400
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$115,400
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$113,000
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$113,000
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$111,800
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$111,800
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$111,800
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$110,600
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$109,200
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$109,200
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$109,200
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$109,200
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$108,200
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$108,200
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$108,200
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$107,000
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$107,000
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$105,800
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$105,800
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$105,800
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$104,600
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$104,600
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$103,200
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$102,200
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$102,200
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$101,000
-16% vs national
About Data Scientist Salaries
The median Data Scientist salary in the United States is $120,230 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $176,600, while the national range spans from $67,240 at the 10th percentile to $199,130 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 15-2051.